Alvin Ailey was a widely-known American choreographer born on January 5, 1931. During Alvin Ailey’s life he was met with many challenges alongside many groundbreaking achievements. Not only was he a profound American choreographer known by the world he was also able to popularize modern dance. Him founding his own dance company was just another open door that acquainted him with many known pioneers in the dance industry. Even until his death on December 1,1989, Ailey was recognized for all of what he had done to further innovate the dance world.
Ailey being an American choreographer shows how he was able to become a household name in the dance world. Ailey choreographed over 80 ballets which easily illustrates how Ailey became an acknowledged figure in his community. Ailey’s most popular show Revelations is being performed till this day which shows how Ailey was able to leave a historical footprint on the dance world. Ailey's choreographic masterpiece Revelations is believed to be the best known and most often seen modern dance performance in history. Ailey has also choreographed many other performances such as Blues Suite, Song for You, etc. Even though Ailey stopped dancing around the 1960s he still continued to choreograph.
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Ailey was able to take a known and valued concept and give it a new, fresh perspective. Ailey made use of any combination of dance techniques that best suited the theatrical moment. Ailey was able to receive historical credibility because him innovating a basic dance form gave future generations the idea to use his techniques and create amazing concepts of